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Casa indipendente in Via Carlo Ragone 85

Montella, Campania
Bedrooms
5
Baths
1
165
Price per m²
€479
Property type
Country house
Rooms
6 locali

Casa terracielo indipendente – 160 mq complessivi PIANO TERRA • 1 garage • 3 vani deposito/Cantina • Bagno PIANO RIALZATO – ABITAZIONE • Cucina abitabile con uscita sul cortile • Ampio salone con uscita sul cortile • 2 camere da letto • Disimpegno • Ulteriore vano con possibilità di realizzare un secondo bagno CARATTERISTICHE • Circa 160...

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What it really costs

Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

The raised floor appears to be the actual dwelling while the ground floor is mostly garage/cellar/storage, so I treated it as basically habitable with light modernization at about €200/m². That gives an effective cost around €679/m² (€79,000 + ~€33,000), which is well above the Campania baseline of €398/m² for this stock, so despite the large size and independent layout it looks only fair value.

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What the photos show

This is a solid, usable village house with a cheerful facade, garage, generous space and a sunny terrace/courtyard that adds real livability. The home looks structurally sound and move-in capable, but interiors are very dated and the setting is more practical than dreamy, with only limited mountain glimpses.

Updating, not renovation
€33,000 – €47,000

Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.

Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000

Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.

Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.

Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.

Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.

Asking price + this range
€112,000 – €126,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interiors are dated and need cosmetic modernization.
  • Only one bathroom is shown; second bathroom appears only as potential.
  • Terrace/courtyard outlook is enclosed rather than truly panoramic.
  • Some spaces on the ground floor are storage/cellar, not finished living area.

Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.

The area around

Location score 74/100

The cluster is in the Monti Picentini, with wooded slopes and mountain valleys immediately around it. The area is tied to the upper valley of the Calore Irpino and lies inside the Monti Picentini Regional Park. Lake Laceno is within about 15 km, and the Laceno ski area with chairlifts is reached in roughly 20–30 minutes by road. Montella is the nearest town of size for daily needs, and the area is known for chestnuts, especially the Castagna di Montella IGP.

The comune of Montella
People living here
7,220
-6.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
12% are under 14
Landslide zone
14%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
27 km
Nearest airport
72 min drive
Nearest city
42 min drive
Property address:Via Carlo Ragone 85
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Asking price

79,000
Deal score
56/100
Dream
46/100
Wow
58/100

Listed 14/08/2026